2010 Soccer Digital Guide

Published by the Middle Tennessee Office of Athletic Communications

2010 SOCCER DIGITAL GUIDE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2010 BLUE RAIDERS
COACHING STAFF
PROGRAM HISTORY
SUMMER CAMPS
DEAN A. HAYES STADIUM
THE UNIVERSITY
ACADEMICS
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
SPORTS MEDICINE
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
CAMPUS COMFORTS
OUR MASCOT, LIGHTNING
THE MIDSTATE
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
PRIDE. PASSION. PURPO
OSE.
This 2010 Soccer Digital Information
Guide is a digital publication of the Middle
Tennessee Office of Athletic Communications.
Many pages include links to additional
online resources found on our official
websites and other third-party websites.
Photos provided by Athletic Communications, MTSU Photographic Services and the
Sun Belt Conference.
 GoBlueRaiders.com
 2010 Soccer Media/Statistics Packet
2010 BLUE RAIDERS
FRONT ROW (Left to Right)
Whitney Jorgenson, Regina Thomas, Greta Jochmann, Hope
Suominen, Paige Goeglein, Shan Jones, Jessica Gilchrist, Rebecca
Cushing, Lindsey Sisco, Emily Harris, Vanessa Mueggler, Fran
Howells, Jaimee Cooper, Emily Snowdon, Charity Blair
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BACK ROW (Left to Right)
Hilarie Buck (Athletic Trainer), Nathan Snell (Manager), Laura Lamberth,
Maddie Harper, Elisabeth Sikes, Birgitte Hauge, Heidel Johannessen,
Luisa Moscoso, Allison Stallard, Morgan Jones, Jessika Oseguera, Mike
Baker (Asst. Coach), Aston Rhoden (Head Coach), Debs Brereton (GA)
COACHING STAFF
ASTON RHODEN
HEAD COACH
Already the all-time winningest
coach in program history with a
mark of 94-51-17, Rhoden has seen
his Blue Raider teams secure double-figure victories in seven of the
previous eight seasons, including a
school-record 17 wins in 2006.
Under Rhoden’s direction, Middle Tennessee has
proven to be a record-setting program in all aspects of
the game. The single-season records for wins, shots,
goals, assists, points, least goals allowed, goals against
average and shutouts all have been established under
his watch.
The Jamaica native received his bachelor’s degree from
the University of Alabama-Huntsville in 1989 and holds
a National “A” Coaching License from the United States
Soccer Federation. Prior to his four-year playing career
at UAH, Rhoden played with the youth national team of
Jamaica as well as Real Mona FC.
Rhoden and his wife, Tara, live in Murfreesboro with
their daughter, Ashley.
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MIKE BAKER
ASSISTANT COACH
Michael Baker, a native of Louisville,
Ky., enters his second season at MT.
Baker began his collegiate career with
his hometown Cardinals before transferring and graduating from Western
Kentucky in 2004.
Baker holds a USSF “C” and Brazilian “D”
coaching licenses, as well as NSCAA Regional,
NSCAA National Youth, NSCAA National and
NSCAA Goalkeeper Level 1 and 2 diplomas.
DEBS BRERETON
GRADUATE ASSISTANT
Former Middle Tennessee standout
Debs Brereton returns for her third
season on the Blue Raider soccer staff
as a graduate assistant in 2010.
The Sun Belt Player of the Year in
2004, Brereton owns a UEFA Level Two
Coaching License, as well as a USSF National
“C” License.
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PROGRAM HISTORY
Middle Tennessee began
playing intercollegiate soccer in
1996, competing independently
before joining the Ohio Valley
Conference in 1998. The Blue
Raiders finished with doubledigit victories in two seasons as
members of the OVC.
In 2002, after two seasons in
the Sun Belt Conference, Aston
Rhoden took the helm of the
Blue Raider program.
Rhoden has led the team
to a share of the Sun Belt
regular-season championship in 2004 and seven double-digit victory campaigns
in his eight seasons.
Many of the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
record holders and award
winners have played under
Rhodenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watch, including
current graduate assistant Debs Brereton
who garnered Sun Belt Player of the Year
accolades in 2004.
LAURA MIGUEZ
2005 ALL-TIME SUN BELT TEAM
CLARIE WARD
THREE-TIME ALL-SBC
SELECTION
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DEBS BRERETON
2004 SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2004 SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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RHODEN SOCCER ACADEMY
The Middle Tennessee Soccer Camps are designed to
create the best possible environment for young players
to improve their skills and knowledge. Emphasis is
placed on giving individual instruction according to each
player’s skill level.
Middle Tennessee Head Soccer Coach Aston Rhoden
serves as the camp director at each camp. Instructors
will include Assistant Coach Michael Baker and Graduate
Assistant Debs Brereton, along with an array of outstanding college and high school coaches and our Middle
Tennessee Blue Raiders each summer.
Aston Rhoden currently holds a National “A” License
from the United States Soccer Federation as well as a
Premier Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America. In his eight seasons, the Blue
Raiders have compiled 94 victories, including a schoolrecord 17 wins in 2006.
All camps provide:
• Instruction from professional, international staff
• Top-quality skills demonstration
• Positive learning environment
• An official camp T-shirt
• Small group training
• Challenging and fun games
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First Touch Camp, Ages 4-6 (Co-ed)
This camp is for the budding male and female soccer player who
may just have started playing the beautiful game.
Girls Camp, Ages 9-16 (Teams welcome)
If you are a female player looking for a challenge and wants to
fully develop your soccer skills, then this camp is for you.
Girls Team Camp, Ages 13-17
The Girls High School/Club Team Camp is several challenging
days of training, games and team building.
Boys Camp, Ages 9-16 (Teams welcome)
This camp is a week of fully demonstrated and challenging
training designed to the help every field player and goalkeeper
achieve new levels of expertise and tactical awareness.
Junior Raiders Camp Ages 6-9 (Co-ed)
This camp will focus on skills such as heading, dribbling,
shooting, receiving and receiving.
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DEAN A. HAYES STADIUM
Named after legendary Blue Raider
Hall of Fame member and current
track and field coach Dean Hayes,
Dean A. Hayes Stadium proudly stands
at the corner of Greenland Drive
and Champion Way on the Middle
Tennessee campus. The lighted, 1,500seat stadium gives the Blue Raiders an
excellent home field advantage.
The team has had tremendous
success at the facility since it opened
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in 1998, owning a 75-23-7 record. Under
head coach Aston Rhoden, the record stands
at 55-12-6, including a pair of undefeated
home slates (2004 and 2006) over the last
eight seasons.
Middle Tennessee set a school single-game
attendance record when 1,309 attended the
Blue Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first game in the new stadium
and under the lights. The fans were rewarded
with a 3-1 victory against Southern Miss on
August 25, 2006.
Middle Tennessee will play host to
the 2011 Sun Belt Soccer Championships, the first time the tournament
has come to Murfreesboro.
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THE UNIVERSITY
One of the finest teacher preparation institutions in the southeast, Middle Tennessee
is a destination school and the No. 1 choice
of undergraduates in the state of Tennessee.
Nationally recognized programs in
aerospace, recording industry, and concrete
industry management attract students from
around the globe.
The University is home to the Center for
Popular Music, a nationally-recognized re-
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pository with one of the largest sheet music
collections in the country.
Students enjoy numerous extracurricular
activities through more than 190 student
organizations, including honor societies,
service clubs, and an active Greek system of
fraternities and sororities.
The University Honors College offers
talented students the atmosphere of a
small, select college nestled within a major
university.
 Interactive Campus Tour
 University Web Site - MTSU.edu
 MTAlumni.com
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ACADEMIC SERVICES
The Student-Athlete
Enhancement Center
houses the academic
support system for all
17 Division I-A sports at
Middle Tennessee. The
mission of the center is
to help student-athletes
take skills learned on the
field and turn them into
positive preparation for
life after college.
Tutors in various
subjects are scheduled in the tutoring rooms
throughout all hours of
operation, and all tutoring
takes place at the center.
The SAEC staff monitors the
student-athletes progress,
providing daily reports to
coaches and meeting with
the entire coaching staff
weekly.
In addition to providing
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academic support, the center is committed
to meeting the needs of student-athletes
through the Blue Raider Athlete Skills for
Success (BRASS) Life Skills program. Blue
Raiders volunteer, when possible, to help
teachers and students at elementary and
middle schools throughout Rutherford
County during the academic year.
 Student-Athlete Enhancement Center
 University Library
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IN THE COMMUNITY
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Forty Blue Raider athletes from the
Blue Raider Athletesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Skills for Success
program volunteered at the annual
Special Olympics event, held this past
spring at Dean A. Hayes Stadium. The
athletes coordinated events and games
for the kids ranging from first grade
to high school seniors, as well as the
adults.
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SPORTS MEDICINE
No university is more committed to keeping
athletes healthy than Middle Tennessee.
Head Athletic Trainer Drew Shea and the
Sports Medicine staff have set liberal hours
to make sure each student-athlete has her
needs met. The Sports Medicine facility opens
early each morning and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t close until all
student-athletes have been treated.
The Sports Medicine facility contains a
complete injury rehabilitation center, new
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rehab equipment, two
full-size whirlpools, a
dressing area for athletes,
and a private office for
the team physicians.
One of the most recent
additions to the facility
is a $15,000 K-Laser
which helps speed up
the healing process and
a C-Arm portable X-Ray
machine is also on site.
The Sports Medicine staff employs a
computer software package that tracks
injuries, rehab protocols, medications, and
surgeries to help the athletic trainers keep
student-athlete rehabilitation programs
moving forward as rapidly as possible.
 Athletic Training Degree Program
 Sports Medicine
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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONIN
Performance in the weight room has
become just as important as performance on
the field and Middle Tennessee has a staff
committed to making student-athletes the
best they can be in both these aspects.
The strength and conditioning staff, led by
Matt Riley, makes full use of the Blue Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
10,000-plus square foot training facility
centrally located between the Buck Bouldin
Tennis Center, Murphy Athletic Center and
Floyd Stadium.
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The facility, which opened in January of
1999, greets student-athletes with over
20,000 pounds of plates and dumbbells and
is equipped with nine full power racks, nine
elevated platforms, and nine half-racks.
Cardiovascular equipment, such as
treadmills and stationary bikes are also
available as well as cable television and a
sound system for music to be played during
workouts.
Hammer strength equipment rounds out
the room with five ground-base jammers,
a dead lift, a leg press, a leg curl, and a
leg extension. Other Hammer strength
equipment in the
facility includes
a bench press, a
military press, a
rowing machine,
neck machine,
pull-up, and pullover.
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CAMPUS COMFORTS
Scarlett Commons provides apartment-style
living with on-campus convenience and is
home to many Blue Raider athletes.
Each apartment is fully furnished and
contains four private bedrooms and two
private bathrooms, a full kitchen, and a
comfortable living room. Each apartment
also includes cable and phone lines in the
living room and data lines with access to
the Internet for personal computers in each
bedroom.
Dining on campus is
definitely not plain.
Visit one of the five
on-campus dining
locations to find familiar
establishments such as
Pizza Hut, Quiznoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Subs,
Chick-Fil-A and Subway.
Another popular option
is the McCallie Dining
Hall with its all-you-caneat dining selections and
theme nights.
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 MTDining.com
 Campus Housing
 Division of Student Affairs
 Interactive Campus Tour
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OUR MASCOT, LIGHTNING
In Greek mythology, the winged horse possessed superior
cunning and speed. The thundering horse of the gods was
entrusted to carry awesome
lightning bolts and could only
be harnessed by a noble being
with a pure heart. Character,
talent, and strength were
required to mount and ride the
fabled winged horse.
Today, this winged horse is
a fitting symbol of a university that has earned its wings
and excels in many academic
arenas, including historic
preservation, teacher training,
aerospace, political science,
horse science, and recording
industry. But the winged
horse is more than a symbol
of physical accomplishment;
itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a symbol of character and the
responsible wielding of power.
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For its nobility and character, the winged
horse was immortalized in the stars. Now, with
breathtaking speed and thundering, unbridled
power, Lightning strikes, forevermore, fear in
the hearts of Blue Raider opponents and leads
Middle Tennessee to victory!
 Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame
 Albert Gore Research Center
 MTAlumni.com
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THE MIDSTATE
A student-athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life involves
more than academics and athletics.
Like most college students, studentathletes need to enjoy themselves,
relax, and have a good time and
Murfreesboro fits the bill.
Despite being one of the fastest
growing cities in the south, Murfreesboro is a large city with a smalltown atmosphere. The city has been
named one of the top 100 places to
live by CNNMoney Magazine.
While some major metropolitan areas overshadow their neighbors, the nearby city of
Nashville provides unprecedented economic
and media support to Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. Nashville and its outlying communities make up a media market ranked 29th
in America.
The midstate boasts entertainment options
for all tastes. Several professional sports franchises call Nashville home and are all located
near Nashvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown and its many
nationally-known hot spots.
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The Ryman Auditorium, Country Music
Hall of Fame, the Tennessee Performing Arts
Center and Opry Mills with its IMAX theater
are all popular destinations.
The best part about all of these attractions
is that Middle Tennessee is located within a
few minutes of them all.
 Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
 VisitMusicCity.com
 Nashville Sports Council
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ADMINISTRATION
SIDNEY MCPHEE
PRESIDENT
Dr. Sidney A. McPhee is the tenth
president of Middle Tennessee State
University.
During McPhee’s tenure, the University has experienced considerable growth in many areas. Since
2001, five new Ph.D. programs have
been established and extramural
funding has increased from $6 million to
roughly $40 million. MTSU’s undergraduate
enrollment is now the largest in the state.
Not only are admission standards on the
rise under McPhee, but so are campus facilities. Presently, the University is involved in
proposed or active capital projects totaling
nearly $400 million. Construction on a new
student center is currently underway and
a $70 million renovation of all student residential housing is scheduled for completion
by 2011, the University’s centennial year.
 President’s Greeting
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CHRIS MASSARO
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Proving to be a true visionary,
Massaro has helped revolutionize
the Blue Raiders’ athletic department while helping pave the way for
even greater success in future years.
During his short reign, Massaro has
overseen unprecedented success
not only in the University’s athletic
programs but also in regard to academic
success, facility upgrades, and a proven
record of hiring coaches who have thrived
under his watch.
Under Massaro’s leadership, the Blue
Raiders have captured the Sun Belt’s allsports trophy three times in five years.
Massaro’s guidance has provided coaches
and student-athletes with the resources to
produce 20 conference titles and 21 NCAA
postseason appearances.
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SUN BELT CONFERENCE
While there are 31
NCAA conferences
that sponsor multiple
sports, the Sun Belt is
one of only eleven to
participate in the Bowl
Championship Series
(BCS) and Football Bowl
Subdivision.
The Sun Belt, formed
in 1976, comprises 12
institutions of higher
learning while sponsoring 19 championship
sports for men and women.
The Sun Belt Conference has a permanent
seat on the NCAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17-member Board of
Directors which gives the conference a crucial
voice on some of the most pressing issues in
college athletics.
Conference student-athletes have demonstrated a commitment to education as they
have consistently raised the bar over the last
several years. In fact, a total of 1,700 Sun Belt
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student-athletes received a GPA above 3.0
for the 2008-09 academic year.
Member institutions and student-athletes
from the Sun Belt Conference have advanced
to NCAA National Championships, have
had College World Series appearances in
baseball and softball and have combined for
a winning bowl record over the last three
football seasons.
The conference continues to utilize television to grow and promote the league.
Adding volleyball, baseball and softball to
the conference’s television package has
resulted in more national and regional
television exposure for the league than at
any time in its history. Additionally, ESPN
televised the conference’s men’s basketball
championship game for the 20th straight
season in 2010, marking its longest affiliation
with any conference in the country.
 SunBeltSports.org
 National Soccer Coaches Association of America
 TopDrawerSoccer.com
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